I initially made a topic about them here. It's been a long time since then...
1 month ago or so I put in a much larger basket inside the cage, for them to build their nest on. They have built it, and I guess it's finished. I'll upload a photo of the nest, so you guys can see. The basket is 20 centimeters long, ~10 centimeters wide and more than 5 centimeters deep. Big enough for them, I'd say! Maybe too big...
Oh and sorry for the blurred photo. I can't get the basket to go into focus!
Until the beginning of July (I think), they were breeding (basically, male goes on the female's back, I guess that's breeding
)... Now, when I hear them making those breeding-specific noises and look at them, all I can see is them fighting. Well, not sure if it's a fight or not, but basically, the female chases the male around, until he sort of GIVES UP (?!) and stops running, then SHE jumps on HIS back. That's one behaviour.Other times, I can hear the male making a very abrupt noise (similar to a crow, but not as loud, you know - really not sure how else to put this, and my attempts at recording them when they're doing this have failed) and see him falling from the sticks. With her looking down at him. When he goes back up, several minutes later, she starts chasing him around. Not immediately, but it does look like a recurrent thing...
When they're not fighting, they are "cuddling" and such. I did see the male "scratching" the female's head (and vice-versa), which I know is a love sign. But they're just not breeding anymore. Also, there are no eggs laid...
